Sometimes, you put together a card that is dynamite; a perfect fusion of action, drama and competition. Other times, you get what we had Wednesday, courtesy of UFC Ultimate Fight Night.

UFC has been on a major roll the past few years for reasons that are all too obvious and well-known, but this week wasn't exactly red-letter. Apparently, they had a ppv Saturday, arguably one of the most low-profile events they've had in recent memory. Then last night, they followed up with one of the most boring cards ever seen on Spike. A quick rundown?

-Nate Diaz vs. Alvin Robinson. Hmmm...an Ultimate Fighter competition winner as a curtain-jerker? Maybe they took the philosophy of trying to start the show with a bang which was partially achieved here. Diaz won with a triangle and then, asked for better competition. The only thing that's going to hurt him long-term is his slight speech impediment, not in terms of in-ring skill but in the rest of the package that makes a truly marketable fighter.

-Omigawa vs. Tavares: Zzzzzzzzzzzzz. Wow, Omigawa looks like he would rather be anywhere else. The thought that kept running through my head in watching is was, "How many times during this fight did Dana White ask when Omigawa's contract was up?" Boring, boring, boring. You know it's bad when there's not even an attempt at a post-fight interview.

-Patrick Cote vs. Drew McFedries: I was looking forward to this one as these are two of 'those guys,' a couple of exciting bombers that make matchmaker Joe Silva the best in the biz. A quick ko by Cote later, it's an afterthought. I find out later that Drew's mother was murdered recently, so to say his head probably wasn't in this is an understatement.

Finally, the main event of the night with Mike "The Sickly Kid" Swick vs. Josh Burkman. Not exactly name value but Swick's punching power was the big draw...except there wasn't any in this snoozefest decision for Swick. I can sum this fight up pretty easily: advance, attempt for a takedown, block. break, repeat. For a main event, this was HORRENDOUS. Swick physically looked way too small and apologized for the performance in a post-fight interview best described as sullen.

Then just like that, the show was over. No wrap-up, no final words, no see in two weeks for Brock Lesnar's debut. I think this one will be struck from memory really quick and that Silva and Dana White will use it as a measuring stick for what not to do in free TV bouts.

However, I'm giving them a pass on this one. Considering the amount of fan-friendly bouts and moments we get to watch for free, they do a damn good job of getting a lot of quality action out there. Perhaps this night was an experiment, an attempt at pushing the UFC brand instead of the stars themselves. Make no mistake: there was zero star power on this show, which ended up making a below-average card even worse. In hindsight, had they combined Saturday's ppv headlined by BJ Penn vs. Joe Stevenson with this card, it would have saved it.

Sometimes, less is more.